Podcast: Litigants in person

James Perry, Alison Kirby and Alastair Shaw, members of the Civil Litigation Section committee, discuss recent developments in the case of Barton v Wright Hassall which looks at how litigants-in-person should be treated by the courts when failing to follow court rules.

The High Court has emphasised the need for a robust approach to case management as collective actions continue to grow. Stuart Pickford, James Whitaker, Miles Robinson and Warsha Kalé look at a recent case.

Tanya Lansky explains the ins and outs of after-the-event (ATE) insurance, and provides an overview of and tips surrounding the workings of this specialist insurance product.

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